a rose by any other name

the rose is a flower of love. the world has acclaimed it for centuries. pink roses are for love hopeful & expectant. white roses are for love dead or forsaken, but the red roses, ah, the red roses are for love triumphant.

[jouesrose-a]

personnages.

“It doesn’t work like that,” Andrei said, his voice still low, quiet, but with a subtle gentleness that came easier, somehow, in the darkness. Pausing, he then put an arm around her, sitting closer to her huddled form. “It was just a dream,” he said once more.

Obviously he didn’t know what had happened to Juliet’s mother, but he knew Juliet well enough to know when she was blaming herself for things, even if they were completely out of her control. “There wasn’t anything you could have done,” he said. “Nor are you to blame. No child is.” 

🌹*╱  ❝   i know ... i know it doesn’t.   ❞  feeling his arm around her, the touch-starved girl flinches out of old habit. she moves closer to him as well, allowing her head to rest upon his shoulder. a moment of comfortable silence stretches between them before she finds it in herself to speak again.   ❝ andrei ... i am so sorry i woke you up with this. really, i am. i just     ❞  the volume of her words plummets to barely a whisper.   ❝  i d-didn’t want to be alone.  ❞ 

after such a dream, juliet often sat alone with her guilt  &  her sadness. her guilt was a subtle burden she carried even when she was not asleep. it is a testament to their friendship just how quickly he is able to pick it out.  ❝ ... her sickness only came back when she was pregnant with me   &   it only got worse once i was born. ❞  she murmured bitterly.  ❝  how am i not to blame for that ? ❞ 

[jouesrose-a]

stillstcnding.

🔪*╱ “That’s not possible, Jules. There’s no way you could bother me, alright?” They gently placed their hand upon Juliet’s head as if to calm her. “Only a bit?” Anyone could hear the smile that carried throughout the sound of their voice as they responded to her, “I must not be doin’ a bang up job then.” 

🌹*╱ if she weren’t so cold, there was no doubt she would be blushing. ❝  oh...  ❞  with a soft smile on her lips   &   butterflies fluttering within her, she’ll simply nod.   ❝  i t-thought you were asleep, th-that’s all.  ❞  a chill races down her spine causing her to move closer to them in an attempt to combat the plummeting temperature.  ❝  it’s not your f-f-fault.  ❞  her aforementioned smile remains.   ❝  you     you’d p-probably have to throw me into a f-f-fire to warm me back u-up.  ❞  with the shake of her head, odd colored eyes lift to find theirs,   ❝  h-how are you not f-f-freezing ?  ❞ 

[jouesrose-a]

hashurt.

         “— oh! h-hey, when’d you get t-turned into a pl-plant?” there’s a quiet chuckle as eli moves to grab the pot from her hands. like it’s nothing. because, you know, his height and that whole supernatural strength thing …. “it was go-good! not m-much happened, but, uh …. better than something b-bad happening, right?” he says, shrugging. “i see you had a good one, t-too. where do you want this, b-by the way?” 

🌹*╱  ❝  oh, ha ha.  ❞   poking her head out from behind the plants’ many leaves, she’ll roll her eyes.   ❝  that is very funny.  ❞  brows raise in slight surprise once he takes the pot from her with little effort.   ❝  huh. either you’re working out or i am extremely weak.  ❞  she postulates as she shrugs off her jacket  &  hangs it near the door.  ❝ ...right. that’s a nice way of looking at it.  ❞  scanning their apartment’s layout, juliet taps her chin in thought before her eyes land upon an open start.   ❝  right over there, by the window.  ❞ 

[jouesrose-a]

𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐨𝐧𝐧𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐬.

“I could tell,” Marya said, then ducked her head, not wanting to seem like she was saying I-told-you-so. She looked back up as Juliet took in her drink. “You know, I’ve never actually had that one,” she said, taking a tentative sip of her own latte, even though it was still slightly too hot to drink properly. “Oh?” Marya said as Juliet brought up her wedding planning – both excitement and longing running similar courses in her head. Would she ever be a bride? She quickly pushed the thought away. “If there’s – I don’t have much experience in those sorts of things, but I’m happy to help in any way you need.” 

🌹*╱  ❝   it was my teeth chattering, wasn’t it ?   ❞   a gentle   &   unintentionally reassuring laugh escapes her before taking a warm sip of her drink.   ❝  do you want to try some of mine ?  the best way i can describe it is like christmas in a cup.  ❞  the cafe’s red holiday cup is offered toward marya with her brows raised expectantly.  ❝  oh, marya. you are a dream, do you know that ?  ❞  the busyness of wedding planning  &  the influx of orders at the flower shop had contributed to her mounting stress  &  this relaxing time with her friend was truly a blessing.   ❝  actually, i have been meaning to ask you something.  ❞

[scuhlly]

Opposite the Louvre, after the rain Walked to clear my thoughts, to semi-success. Eh, some days you just gotta appreciate the pretty architecture instead

[jouesrose-a]

𝐛𝐨𝐫𝐧𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫.

“ Look, Juliet, I wish I could help you with… whatever this is about, but unfortunately I was supposed to be back in my office ten minutes ago, and— ”

Oh, there is no possible way that this encounter will end well. She is a complete stranger asking for help. He has enough of a caseload to worry about without her—not to mention that he is running late as it is. However, there is a certain urgency present in her wavering voice, which he notices as she takes a dauntless step forward.

A shimmer of respect flashes in his eyes before he gives a  ( rather dramatic  ) sigh, and steps to the side of the walkway, out of the way of the foot traffic that is navigating around them.

“ One minute and I cannot guarantee that I will be able to help you when all is said and done. ”

🌹*╱   ❝   well, no wonder. that place is always crowded around this time, you should just order online  &   pick it up.   ❞   she suggests rather matter-of-factly.  ❝   but, if you had done that i wouldn’t have caught you.  ❞   a pause,   ❝  sorry, that’s not       ❞ 

quite frankly, she was absolutely terrified. she was potentially risking her own life  &  the lives of countless others by even thinking of telling someone else what she had seen. the company for which she is employed was well respected  &  high profile. not even a high profile, fairly competent lawyer like henrik lorin could protect her from the imminent backlash.  

brows raise in surprise at  his dramatic sigh   &   decision to move out of the way of foot traffic. one minute. alright, she had one minute to do what was right. she had one minute to potentially save lives.   ❝  we do voluntary, paid clinical trials just like any other pharmaceutical company but, the difference is the people i check in aren’t coming back.  ❞  the young woman shudders at the thought,  ❝  the program targets homeless people. people with no address, no next of kin, no family looking for them.  ❞  her hands tremble wildly as she reaches into her bag for a manila folders full of waivers   &   information forms signed by the aforementioned trial participants. ( photocopies, of course. she wasn’t an idiot. )    ❝  &  these waivers we make them sign don’t even make sense !  they’re completely convoluted but, no one reads them because they’ll sign anything to get the $10,000 they won’t even be alive by the end of the day to get.  ❞  the folders quiver in her grasp as she offers them to him.  ❝ people are dying, mr. lorin. if you can’t help me, can you at least point me in the direction of someone who can ?  this     this can’t keep h-happening. ❞ 

[thwomanking]

[jouesrose-a]

nogoodnessimproveme.

Calm. He needed to be calm. After all they were no longer children. Adam had Belle, his own future on a seeming fast track. Juliet was a woman - yet she was still his younger sister, and that seemed to triumph anything else. 

“Are you… are you happy?” Adam managed. What a silly question! She certainly seemed happy. Yet he couldn’t help but ask. “That is all I want.” 

🌹*╱ she was no longer a child, this much was true. she was a young woman only months away from bringing her very own child into the world. this realization      which she has found herself having several times in the past few days      has caused juliet to become a bundle of nerves, happiness, excitement   &   fear. 

the look in her odd colored eyes, now blurred with joyous tears, reflects the myriad of emotions within her though, the smile she wears is as genuine as ever.  ❝  yes, yes !  of course, i am happy.  ❞ she breaths.  ❝  but, i-i-i am also... terrified  &  excited.  ❞  the princess admits, feeling warm tears touch her cheeks. 

[jouesrose]

                                      YOU’LL BELIEVE GOD IS A WOMAN ! featuring muses from; the hunger games, mamma mia! here we go again, mean girls the musical, west side story, the greatest showman, riverdale, cinderella, aladdin + wizards of waverly place. 

[jouesrose-a]

🌹*╱ believing she would never see him again, HOPELESSNESS had quickly crept into her heart. the days bled into a MISERABLE blur as she came to accept the sacrifice she’d made            to remain with the man she feared   & loathed most in order to spare the lives of the crew that had already done so much for her. night after night, she slept with her compass close to her heart wondering if henry was doing the same. it comes as a great SHOCK to her to see him once more. mustering up all her strength, juliet held him as tightly as he held her. his arms were like HOME   &   it was the first time in weeks, she had truly felt SAFE.   ❝  y-yes, yes. i     i’m alright. he     he didn’t hurt me.  ❞  her words exists in contrast to how her frame trembled in FEAR.  ❝  b-but, you c-cannot stay here, henry. if he sees you here he’ll hurt you.  ❞

                             @oflegendaries​ / 𝐂𝐎𝐍𝐓𝐈𝐍𝐔𝐄𝐃

[kjfshtkjsdt-deactivated20200229]

During a bank robbery you’re surprised when the criminals seem to recognize you and retreat in fear. Only later do you learn that your high school sweet-heart now runs a global crime syndicate and has you placed on a “No Harm” list. You decide to pay them a visit after all these years.

[duprince]

@jouesrose

“The only thing that one really knows about human nature is that it changes.”

[jouesrose-a]

🌹*╱  ❝  i suppose that is true. let us hope that it changes for the better.  ❞

[jouesrose-a]

I don't 100% understand this meme but if you want!!! 🚙 — for a starter with trip/traveling involved

here it is, lovely ! 

𝐒𝐄𝐍𝐃 𝐀 𝐒𝐘𝐌𝐁𝐎𝐋 𝐅𝐎𝐑 𝐀 𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐄𝐑 / @personnages

[jouesrose-a]

🌹*╱ the princess hardly traveled. open water frightened her  &  her duties as princess didn’t exactly call for it. diplomatic trips were reserved for kings  &  princes. she didn’t mind much. after all, france was her home. what reason did she have to leave it ? despite this, she wasn’t opposed to travel either. oh, how her heart burst with excitement when andrei suggested she accompany him on one of his trips. the lovestruck girl nearly tripped over herself to pack her things.  she had never been russia before let alone outside of france ! the rather long carriage ride had lulled her to sleep with her shawl acting as a blanket  &  her head upon his shoulder. after some time, she rouses naturally. yawning softly, tired eyes lift to find his.  ❝ andrei ? do you know how much longer our journey will take ? ❞

🚙 — 𝐅𝐎𝐑 𝐀 𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐄𝐑 𝐖𝐈𝐓𝐇 𝐓𝐑𝐀𝐕𝐄𝐋/𝐓𝐑𝐀𝐕𝐄𝐋𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐈𝐍𝐕𝐎𝐋𝐕𝐄𝐃 / @personnages

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[icapturetheperiodpieces]

Marie Antoinette (2006)

[jouesrose-a]

nogoodnessimproveme.

“Oh.” Adam found himself at a loss for words as Juliet made attempt to calm herself after delivering the news. That had certainly not been what he had expected to hear from her. Perhaps that she was going to trapeze around the continent. Or that she had done something. Anything.

“A baby?” He asked, trying to place some surety in his tone. 

🌹*╱ goodness !  her heart was beating so fiercely within her chest she could barely hear herself speak. in this very moment, trapezing around the continent seem like a less frightening venture than motherhood. juliet’s hands still shake as she places them delicately  &  almost protectively over her stomach, which had only just begun to swell with new life.  

with quivering breath, a gentle smile is offered toward her brother.  ❝  yes, yes ! a baby. ❞